Abstract: A printing apparatus receives a print job including print data held in a storage, performs processing of rendering of the print data, and generates, after a print instruction for the print job is input, print data to be printed based on the rendered print data. In a case in which print settings for the print job change from first print settings to second print settings, while the print job is held, first rendered print data and second rendered print data are generated based on the print data. The first rendered print data is not used for generating the print data to be printed, and the second rendered print data is used for generating the print data to be printed. In addition, the first rendered print data is generated in accordance with the first print settings, and the second rendered print data is generated in accordance with the second print settings.

Abstract: A printing apparatus receives a print job including print data held in a storage, performs processing of rendering of the print data, and generates, after a print instruction for the print job is input, print data to be printed based on the rendered print data. In a case in which print settings for the print job change from first print settings to second print settings, while the print job is held, first rendered print data and second rendered print data are generated based on the print data. The first rendered print data is not used for generating the print data to be printed, and the second rendered print data is used for generating the print data to be printed. In addition, the first rendered print data is generated in accordance with the first print settings, and the second rendered print data is generated in accordance with the second print settings.

Abstract: A printing apparatus receives a print job including print data held in a storage, performs processing of rendering of the print data, and generates, after a print instruction for the print job is input, print data to be printed based on the rendered print data. In a case in which print settings for the print job change from first print settings to second print settings, while the print job is held, first rendered print data and second rendered print data are generated based on the print data. The first rendered print data is not used for generating the print data to be printed, and the second rendered print data is used for generating the print data to be printed. In addition, the first rendered print data is generated in accordance with the first print settings, and the second rendered print data is generated in accordance with the second print settings.

Abstract: A received print job is held, preceding processing of rendering the held print job is carried out in advance, and information of the print job subjected to the preceding processing is stored in association with the original data of the print job. Then, the print job is rendered using the information of the print job subjected to the preceding processing if the information is stored, and the print job is rendered and printed if the information of the print job subjected to the preceding processing is not stored, in response to a print instruction for the held print job.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus that wirelessly communicates with a terminal apparatus, lock information is acquired from the terminal apparatus when the terminal apparatus and the information processing apparatus are in close proximity to each other and shift into a communicable state. Based on the acquired lock information, execution of predetermined functional processing to be executed by the information processing apparatus is restricted.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus that wirelessly communicates with a terminal apparatus, lock information is acquired from the terminal apparatus when the terminal apparatus and the information processing apparatus are in close proximity to each other and shift into a communicable state. Based on the acquired lock information, execution of predetermined functional processing to be executed by the information processing apparatus is restricted.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus capable of controlling power usage without interfering with execution of processes. When the electronic apparatus is requested to execute a process, it is determined whether or not power consumption while the requested process is executed is greater than a predetermined amount of power. When it is determined that the power consumption is greater than the predetermined amount of power, power required to execute the requested process is borrowed from another electronic apparatus. When the power required to execute the requested process is borrowed, the requested process is executed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of preventing leakage of confidential information from data saved on a nonvolatile memory even when the apparatus makes a transition to a hibernation state. The information processing apparatus with a hibernation function has a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory. A security-area determination unit determines whether a memory area allocated to the volatile memory is a security area. A transition unit to save data saved on a memory area of the volatile memory that is determined as a non-security area by the security-area determination unit and not to save data saved on a memory area of the volatile memory that is determined as a security area, when going to a hibernation state. A resuming unit writes the data that is saved on the nonvolatile memory back to the volatile memory at the time of resuming from the hibernation state.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus to access a file server and a job server connected to an internet via a local area network, and issue a print request of a file managed by the file server, includes a file server connection unit, a job server connection unit, a token acquisition unit, a print request unit, and a print unit. The file server connection unit connects with the file server. The job server connection unit connects with the job server. The token acquisition unit acquires a token associated with connection with the image forming apparatus from the job server connected by the job server connection unit. The print request unit issues the print request for the file server connected by the file server connection unit using the token acquired by the token acquisition unit. The print unit prints print data received from the job server connected by the job server connection unit.

Abstract: A control technique that enables a mobile information terminal to easily acquire image data obtained by scanning an original from an image forming apparatus using short-range wireless communication. According to detection of proximity of a mobile terminal, short-range wireless communication is established between the mobile terminal and an image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus reads an original to generate image data, and transmits the generated image data to the mobile terminal by using wireless communication. The mobile terminal receives the image data from the image forming apparatus by using the wireless communication, and determines whether or not an application associated with the image data is active. If the application associated with the image data is not active, the mobile terminal starts the application.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first volatile storage unit storing information for returning the image forming apparatus to a normal startup state, a second non-volatile storage unit storing the information for returning the image forming apparatus to the normal startup state, and a control unit configured to, if the image forming apparatus being performing normal job processing is shifted to the power-saving mode, switch between a hibernation mode and a quick mode depending on a shift time to the hibernation mode, the hibernation mode in which the control unit causes the second storage unit to store information for performing the normal job processing to shift the image forming apparatus to the power-saving mode, the quick mode in which the control unit causes the first storage unit to store the information for performing the normal job processing to shift the image forming apparatus to the power-saving mode.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus capable of controlling power usage without interfering with execution of processes. When the electronic apparatus is requested to execute a process, it is determined whether or not power consumption while the requested process is executed is greater than a predetermined amount of power. When it is determined that the power consumption is greater than the predetermined amount of power, power required to execute the requested process is borrowed from another electronic apparatus. When the power required to execute the requested process is borrowed, the requested process is executed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of preventing leakage of confidential information from data saved on a nonvolatile memory even when the apparatus makes a transition to a hibernation state. The information processing apparatus with a hibernation function has a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory. A security-area determination unit determines whether a memory area allocated to the volatile memory is a security area. A transition unit to save data saved on a memory area of the volatile memory that is determined as a non-security area by the security-area determination unit and not to save data saved on a memory area of the volatile memory that is determined as a security area, when going to a hibernation state. A resuming unit writes the data that is saved on the nonvolatile memory back to the volatile memory at the time of resuming from the hibernation state.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a first volatile storage unit storing information for returning the image forming apparatus to a normal startup state, a second non-volatile storage unit storing the information for returning the image forming apparatus to the normal startup state, and a control unit configured to, if the image forming apparatus being performing normal job processing is shifted to the power-saving mode, switch between a hibernation mode and a quick mode depending on a shift time to the hibernation mode, the hibernation mode in which the control unit causes the second storage unit to store information for performing the normal job processing to shift the image forming apparatus to the power-saving mode, the quick mode in which the control unit causes the first storage unit to store the information for performing the normal job processing to shift the image forming apparatus to the power-saving mode.

Abstract: The present invention provides, to an image forming apparatus that cannot interpret access control information representing permission to execute printing, a mechanism for flexibly restricting a print job by using the access control information. Specifically, a proxy server verifies whether the access control information is valid. If the proxy server verifies that the access control information is valid, an ACT in the print job is deleted. The print job with the ACT deleted is queued. The queued print job is transmitted and printed out in the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus to access a file server and a job server connected to an internet via a local area network, and issue a print request of a file managed by the file server, includes a file server connection unit, a job server connection unit, a token acquisition unit, a print request unit, and a print unit. The file server connection unit connects with the file server. The job server connection unit connects with the job server. The token acquisition unit acquires a token associated with connection with the image forming apparatus from the job server connected by the job server connection unit. The print request unit issues the print request for the file server connected by the file server connection unit using the token acquired by the token acquisition unit. The print unit prints print data received from the job server connected by the job server connection unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that can be used even when an access error occurs due to replacement of component elements. When replacement of a component element of the image forming apparatus is detected, it is determined whether or not a predetermined process has been normally carried out on the component element. When it is determined that the predetermined process has not been normally carried out, another process different from the predetermined process is carried out. When the other process has been normally carried out, the predetermined process for the component element is changed to the other process.

Abstract: A print job often includes secret information, and information may suffer sniffing from devices that execute distributed processing of jobs, or on the network. Therefore, executing the distributed processing of a print job including secret information reduces the robustness in terms of security protection. Hence, upon reception of a job, a task manager (TM) issues, to a dynamic job scheduler (DJS), a request of target devices of distributed processing according to a security level indicating the importance level of data included in that job. The DJS notifies the TM of the target devices, and the TM transmits divided jobs to the target devices.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus detects whether a sub board, which performs image processing, is in a processing-disabled state. If it is detected that the sub board is in the processing-disabled state, the image forming apparatus activates a virtual environment on a main board, which performs information processing, to allow an image processing unit configured to perform the image processing to run on the virtual environment. The image forming apparatus transfers data processed by the image processing unit to the sub board when the sub board comes into a processing-enabled state and then prints and outputs the data via a print engine.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that includes a first system and a second system, wherein the permission/prohibition of access to a storage unit provided in the first system is controlled appropriately based on a signal transmitted from the second system, and a control method thereof. To accomplish this, the image forming apparatus of the present invention includes the first system and the second system, and permits access to the storage unit only when executing a program that includes a predetermined process to activate the apparatus using an external storage apparatus.